The True and the Plain: A Collection of Personal Essays

The True and the Plain : a collection of personal essays

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The True and the Plain: A Collection of Personal Essays

The True and the Plain : a collection of personal essays

Written by Kerima Polotan
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These vintage essays, never before compiled in book form, complete the UP Press' series of Kerima Polotan's works. Ranging from the very personal recollection, "Many Things in a Life," to the astute commentary of "The Happy Hoi Polloi," they live up to the promise of the book's title. Here is life seen steadily, and described clearly and cleanly. Characterized by her trademark wit, irony, and incisiveness, delivered in her flawless style, it deserves to stand beside the award-winning novel, the short story collection, and the two essay collections, as proof of one of the highest points of Philippine literature in English.

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Pages 97
Language Eng
Publisher The University of the Philippines Press
Published 2005
ISBN 1827413
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Kerima Polotan

Kerima Polotan is the author of several novels. Originally from the East Coast, they now live in the Midwest with family. In addition to writing, Kerima Polotan enjoys gardening, cooking, and reading way past bedtime. Their work often explores the complexities of everyday life and human relationships.

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